Portfolio Assessment in Engineering: Student Perspectives on Effective Implementation

Int. J. Qual. Assur. Eng. Technol. Educ. Pub Date : 2017-07-01 DOI:10.4018/IJQAETE.2017070101

B. Taylor, L. Harris, J. Dargusch

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Learning professional skills through exposure to real-world contexts demands sophisticated assessment practices. However, complex and often novel genres can bedauntingforundergraduatestudents.Thisstudyexaminedstudentperspectivesas theyengagedinPortfolioassessmentforthefirsttimewithinacoreundergraduate engineeringunit.42studentsweresurveyed(27%)with11participatinginafollow-up telephoneinterview.Studentsratedcontentderivedfromtheircontributionstoteam projectsasthemostvaluablecomponentoftheirportfoliointermsofdemonstrating the unit learning outcomes and developing the skills and dispositions needed in professionalpractice.Theteamstructureofmanylearningopportunitiesencouraged studentstocollaborateandtodrawoneachotherasinstructionalresources.Thedata indicateditishighlyworthwhileforinstructorstodevelopstaticresourcesthatreduce students’need tocontact instructorswith trivialquestions, though lecturercontact wasdeemedessentialandeffectiveforcomprehendingmorecomplextasks. KEywoRdS Engineer, Higher Education, Portfolio Assessment, Project-Based Learning, Student Perspectives

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工程项目组合评估:学生对有效实施的看法

通过接触真实世界的环境来学习专业技能需要复杂的评估实践。然而，复杂的和通常的小说类型可以bedauntingforundergraduatestudents。Thisstudyexaminedstudentperspectivesas theyengagedinPortfolioassessmentforthefirsttimewithinacoreundergraduate engineeringunit.42studentsweresurveyed(27%)with11participatinginafollow-up telephoneinterview。Studentsratedcontentderivedfromtheircontributionstoteam projectsasthemostvaluablecomponentoftheirportfoliointermsofdemonstrating该单元学习成果和发展所需的技能和性格professionalpractice。Theteamstructureofmanylearningopportunitiesencouraged studentstocollaborateandtodrawoneachotherasinstructionalresources。Thedata indicateditishighlyworthwhileforinstructorstodevelopstaticresourcesthatreduce学生的need tocontact instructorswith trivialquestions，虽然lecturercontact wasdeemedessentialandeffectiveforcomprehendingmorecomplextasks。关键词工程师，高等教育，档案评估，专题学习，学生观点

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